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Profer vs Suitable - What's the difference?

profer | suitable |

As a verb profer

is to utter; to pronounce.

As an adjective suitable is

having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

profer

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Verb

(proferr)
  • To utter; to pronounce.
  • To deliver.

    • See also

    * proffer

    References

    * "profer." Dictionary.com * Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, Historian. 02 Oct. 2008. * * ----

    suitable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

    • Synonyms

    * fit for purpose (British) * up to standard (British)

    Antonyms

    * unsuitable

    Derived terms

    * suitability

    See also

    * fit * meet * appropriate * apt * pertinent * seemly * eligible * consonant * corresponding * congruous

    External links

    * * 1000 English basic words